Re: bar code scaning in intranet ap

Great idea. Can I use a keyboard and bar code scanner together? How to use a keyboard, if i connect a scanner into a keyboard port? Michal "Andrew Séguin" <asegu_php@borgtech.ca> píse v diskusním príspevku news:2395.69.28.224.68.1076585378.squirrel@borg.darktech.org... > Programming bar code reader from PHP? > > It truly largely depends on the brand of bar code reader, and even then, > the model. > > For example, I programed for an Intermec Antares 24xx series handheld > (that model is made for standalone/independant operation). For your > operations, this isn't very good model (not counting expensive). > > Bar code readers work in serveral possible ways... > 1. RF/networked (more advanced models) > 2. serial port, where the reader streams what has been read in > 3. keyboard port, and when it reads a bar code, it sends the proper > characters back to the computer. > > I'd recommend baseing your design on models where the computer can have a > driver that does direct translation and the bar code reader acts like a > keyboard. Then you just have to make a standard webapp, and your text > input fields are populated by the values that are read in from the bar > codes. > > I don't have any links off the top of my head to help you get a better > foundation in this, but google must have plenty ;) > To visit a company that works in bar code equipement, find Intermec's > website. > > HTH, > Andrew > > > Hi, > > I would like to make an application for DVD,VHS rental with PHP,MySQL, but > > I > > don't know how to connect it with bar code scaner. Do you have an idea? I > > hope, that I can use PHP for it :-) > > Thanks > > Michal > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > >